agriculture
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Cooperatives & Communities
Seed Policy to stimulate agricultural sector growth
Absence of regulation to guide the promotion of good quality seed has long afflicted the agricultural sector, a loophole that some seed companies have in the past exploited to supply fake seeds…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Acoli farmers count losses due to heavy rains
Farmers in Acoli are counting losses due to the heavy rains currently being experienced in the area. The heavy rains that started in May have destroyed several kilometres of roads cutting off…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Atiak sugar factory hungry for cane as production kicks off
Barely two weeks after the long awaited sugar production at Atiak Sugar factory in Amuru district kicked off, the factory is already facing a supply shortage of sugar cane. According to Amina…
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East Africa
Meet Jane Baganda, the HR boss who quit office job for livestock farming
Six years after Jane Baganda, a former Human Resource Officer, quit her desk job for life as a farmer, she says she has no regrets. In her former life, Baganda, a resident…
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Cooperatives & Communities
COVID-19 disrupted agricultural extension services, farmer productivity- study
The Country Director for Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA), Dr. Roselline Nyamutale has expressed fears that the COVID-19 global pandemic has significantly impacted the agricultural sector, causing irreparable losses to farmers arising from…
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Magazine
Cooperatives in the Cotton Industry: the good, the bad and the ugly
Just over two decades ago, cotton was known as the household income generator. Many Ugandans recall how their parents used the proceeds from cotton sales to finance their education under the Cooperatives…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Bunyoro residents urged to form SACCOs to benefit from Emyooga
The State Minister for Micro Finance, Haruna Kyeyune Kasolo, has urged the people of Bunyoro to join SACCOs if they are to benefit from the Presidential Cluster Initiative on wealth and job…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lwengo farmers benefit from multimillion resource centre
At least 400 farmers in Lwengo district under their umbrella of Buddu Agricultural Farmers Association (BAFFA) are set to benefit from a fully-fledged resource centre aimed at improving farmers’ productivity and providing…
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Acholi farmers disappointed by drop in Soya beans prices
A drop in prices of soya beans has left farmers in Omoro and Nwoya districts disappointed despite getting a bumper harvest. A kilogram of soya beans which was Shs 1,500 in 2019…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Tomato farmers in Acoli suffer low sales due to bumper harvests
Tomato farmers in Gulu district are grappling with low prices for their produce, following a bumper harvest of the fruit this season. The drop in price is being attributed to increased production,…
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